Tooth brush and powder receptacle.



PATENTED MAY 14, 1907.

E, P. jf. TOOTH BRUSH ND PWDER REGEPTAGLE.

APPLIUATIOK FILED AUG. 27. 1906.

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JOHN PHILIP HILL, 0F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

TOOTH BRIJSH AND POWDER REOEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14, 1907.

Application filed August 2*?, i996. Serial No.- 332,193.

Powder Receptacles, of which the following is a s ecification.

y invention relates to a combined receptacle for holding tooth powder and a tooth brush, and is designed for the purpose of retaining the tooth powder in a convenient and dry forni and always ready for use, and the toothbrush protected, clean, free from' dust, and at the same time ventilated and in such a form that the tooth owder and brush may be carried in a trave ing bag with eonvenience and cleanliness.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my receptacle. Fig. 2 is a vertical, longitudinal section of the receptacle. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the tooth brush receptacle. Y

Referring to the drawings-f1 is a box having an interior compartment (2) and an opening in its top (3) and another in its end (4) 5 is a drew or slide open'for the greater part of its length but having a closed pocket (6) at one end in which there are ventilating holes. tooth brush. On the interior of the box (2) there is a partition (7) occupying a part of the length of the box and upon Vwhich the draw (5) slides. This partition might be substituted by Guides upon the sides oi the box, which would serve much the same purpose.

The tooth brush is placed in the drawer (5) which is inserted in theo en end (4) oi the box (2) and when ushed ome will close the aperture (3) and t us hold the tooth owder This slide is of a size suitable to hold a* below the aperture (3). The brush may then be taken from the draw and inserted through the aperture (3) and a suitable quantity of powder obtained.

My mechanism is ehea to construct, sanitary, cleanly, secure, hol s tooth powder in a mannerwhich makes it easily accessible, ventilates a Wet tooth brush and yet holds it free from contact with clothing in a traveling I have described my invention as ap licable to a tooth brush and tooth powder, ut it will 'be understood that the same mechanism may be employed for other purposes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Pati. In a tooth brush and powder holder, the combination of an elongated box adapted to hold tooth powder, having an opening in one side near the end, a longitudinal partition parallel to the side in which is the opening and extending to near the edge of the opening, thus leaving two registering openin s op mosite each other, with a toothbrus hollierl consisting of an elongated box having a ciosed pocket at one end adapted to hold a toothbrush and to be inserted within the toothpowder box above the partition and when so inserted will close both the outer and inner apertures of the box.

2. In a tooth bru'sh holder, the combination of a powder receptacle having an a erture in one end for insertion of a brusli, a brush hold er consisting of a drawer as lonv as the powder receptacle and havinr a podlret in one end, means in the receptacle for holding the drawer in place, the vpocket portion of said drawer being adapted to close the aperture to the powderl receptacle when in place.

Signed by me at Baltimore city 8a State of Maryland this 20th day of August 1906.

JOHN PHILIP HILL.

FRED. P. Ross. 

